Assessing the needs of the people [Image 4 of 5]

YAASKHDIR, IRAQ

08.03.2009

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Travis Steiner, of Durham, N.C., watches village children at play as he walks to speak with adults in the Yaaskhdir village, in the Radwaniyah District during a joint Iraqi and U.S. patrol Aug. 3. Steiner is a platoon leader with Company D, 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team.